Al i on the right mailing list? This is Dev, right? On Tuesday, November 15, 2016, Sam Ruby <ru...@intertwingly.net> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 12:24 PM, Tim Williams <william...@gmail.com > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 10:56 AM, Shane Curcuru <a...@shanecurcuru.org > <javascript:;>> wrote: > >> Sam Ruby wrote on 11/15/16 3:41 PM: > >>> On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 9:11 AM, Niclas Hedhman <nic...@hedhman.org > <javascript:;>> wrote: > >> ... > >>> First, if you are not convinced, don't participate. All we ask is that > >>> you don't actively prevent others from doing so. Go Sharan and > >>> others! > >> ... > >> > >> +1. > >> > >> We have at least three ComDev PMC members who are interested in doing > >> this work, so I'm glad to see it move forward. General complaints don't > >> help, and often harm. Specific patches or changes with consensus behind > >> them that help the work move forward would be appreciated. > > > > Taking yours and Sam's "then don't participate"-style responses, one > > might conclude that diversity is desirable only when folks are of like > > mind, which kinda defeats the point. > > I don't care for that characterization of my point of view. I believe > that diversity is something we should seek out, it makes us stronger > and more resilient. > > I merely acknowledge that not everybody shares my point of view on this > subject. > > > The original feedback wasn't general complaints, it was a specific > > question: "what does feel safe mean?" It's a reasonable question, > > even if there was some over-use of hyperbole. He ended with a > > paragraph like, "now, if this is what you mean...I'm fine with it" On > > any other topic, I feel like most folks around here would assume > > positive intent and try to understand the perspective. > > I also have had experience with not feeling "safe" here. It was not a > matter of a physical threat, but it was a very credible threat by an > individual who was more than capable of following through. I'm not > willing to share more on a publicly archived list. Those who are ASF > members can find out more by going to the following link: > https://s.apache.org/R5sk; for those who are impatient, scroll down to > the P.S.. > > I dare anybody who can stomach reading that to say "I might pity you > for being too sensitive, but...". > > > Thanks, > > --tim > > - Sam Ruby > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > <javascript:;> > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org > <javascript:;> > >
